Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) in Mississippi

MS-DRG 460: Spinal fusion except cervical without mcc

$93,582typical hospital bill

$24,881typical amount paid

$22,942–$34,592range paid across 6 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $93,582 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	16	$135,283	$22,942
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	16	$63,031	$23,966
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	15	$90,208	$24,603
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	11	$86,278	$25,159
Merit Health River Oaks	Flowood	17	$286,728	$28,008
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	11	$96,955	$34,592

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.